- August 10, 2021It's fitting that I just learned today, late in the day, that Aug. 10 is National Lazy Day. I definitely…
- August 9, 2021Photo by FRANK MERIÑO from Pexels With the Delta variant fueling a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, focus has fallen on…
- August 8, 2021Tax reporting changes of virtual currency transactions remain a part of the infrastructure bill, now on the bumpy legislative road…
- August 7, 2021If you don't follow international taxes, you probably missed the CumEx story. The team of investigative reporters who uncovered the…
- August 6, 2021The Capitol Hill debate over how cryptocurrency taxes fit into the funding of the infrastructure bill continues. Most Americans, however,…
- August 5, 2021Individuals and private businesses weren't the only ones to take economic hits during the persistent pandemic. As people started isolating,…
- August 4, 2021One thing missing from how to pay for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill finally being debated on Capitol Hill is…
- August 3, 2021UPDATE, Aug. 9, 2021: A last-minute push to limit new cryptocurrency tax reporting requirements in the $1 trillion infrastructure package…
- August 1, 2021IRS image Last fall, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it was adding QR, or Quick Response, codes to…
- July 31, 2021Thoreau's Cove, circa 1908, on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. (Photo from the U.S. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)…
- July 30, 2021No, that money from the Internal Revenue Service that just showed up in your bank account or snail mail box…
- July 29, 2021You got your first Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC) this month. The added $300 for each of your kiddos age…
- July 27, 2021Attention shoppers in Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Your states are holding back-to-school sales tax holidays this final weekend…
- July 26, 2021Millions of filers are still working on 2020 tax returns, some due to extensions, others filing for the first time…
- July 25, 2021Just about a month ago, the Internal Revenue Service reportedly had a backlog of more than 35 million individual and…
- July 24, 2021The University of Alabama soon might have some new competitors in the SEC. (Pixabay via Pexels) Sure, the COVID-delayed 2020…
- July 23, 2021It's no surprise that, after facing a ginormous backlog of paper tax forms that piled up when the Internal Revenue…
- July 22, 2021The newly built Japan National Stadium in Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies on July 23, 2021,…
- July 21, 2021Everybody needs some help now and then. On Friday, July 23, and Saturday, July 24, the Internal Revenue Service is…
- July 20, 2021Millions of parents are as happy as these youngsters, thanks to the first Advance Child Tax Credit payment that arrived…
- July 19, 2021TurboTax won't be a Free File option when the 2022 tax filing season arrives. Taxpayers who used TurboTax to complete…
- July 18, 2021The Internal Revenue Service and those who want Uncle Sam to go after tax evaders were elated when a bipartisan…
- July 17, 2021View from the Astros' dugout in Minute Maid Park. (Photo by Kay Bell) The National Basketball Association's (NBA) championship series…
- July 16, 2021Don't fall for scammers who falsely say they can help you get, or get more, of the enhanced Child Tax…
- July 15, 2021UPDATED, Aug. 14, 2021: This post was published originally on July 15 in advance of the 2021 back-to-school state sales…
- July 14, 2021These youngsters' parents will join them in jumping for joy if the expanded Child Tax Credit, which was expanded for…
- July 13, 2021July has become a big month for the Internal Revenue Service. Last year, in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
- July 12, 2021July 15 is a big day for the Internal Revenue Service and taxpayers. Millions of families will start getting Advance…
- July 11, 2021Some of the world's billionaires are looking to escape earth, but for those who like terra firma, New York City…
- July 10, 2021As this recent report from my local Community Impact newspaper shows, Austin's housing market is en fuego. That's good news…
- July 9, 2021Kickback apparently has discontinued its bottled cold coffee with CBD, but still offers the cannabis chemical in ready-to-drink teas and…
- July 8, 2021Knowing whether a group is a tax-exempt organization is important, not just from Uncle Sam's revenue collection (or not) perspective,…
- July 7, 2021With companies reopening as the coronavirus has abated somewhat, rush-hour traffic has returned to highways across the United States. Austin…
- July 6, 2021Cleaning up after customers. (Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels) Some businesses reopening after the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have struggled…
- July 5, 2021Your youngster might not have enjoyed the Fourth of July fireworks (I'm right there with you, kiddo, when it come…
- July 4, 2021American artist John Trumbull's painting of the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence, which is the artwork's…
- July 3, 2021It's the Fourth of July weekend. The 2021 celebration is getting added attention, since last year most of America's birthday…
- July 2, 2021The Internal Revenue Service has wrapped up its 2021 version of the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams. In announcing the cons…
- July 1, 2021We regular folks tend to have a complicated relationship with the wealthy. And by complicated, I mean one-sided, unrealistic, and…
- June 30, 2021What's the result when the worst things happen? Too often, it's terrible people taking advantage of good people. This occurs…